Nations World Affairs Canada is known to be the “nice guys” of the world‚ but we have shady patches in our history that could easily strip us of our “nice guys” title‚ especially when it comes to foreign affairs. During the Rwandan genocide in 1994‚ the Canadian government ignored many reports of the intense violence going on in Rwanda. Canada voted against Palestinian statehood and has been showing our disagreement on this issue‚ but continues to talk without taking action. Canada is known to opt out
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Canada has a Charter of Rights and Freedoms as part of its law. The laws are a part of the Canadian Constitution that has basic rules upon how Canada runs. It has been around for 35 years by the Constitution Act that took place on April 17‚ 1982. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the most important law in Canada because no other laws are valid if they do not meet the requirements of the Constitution. The rights of the Charter abide by any person in Canada‚ however‚ certain rights as
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general area does because of what they values. Canada the great up north. Canada is located in North America. Canada is one of the biggest countries and is made of provinces (Canada facts for kids). It is a very beautiful country it has tons of wildlife‚ also has 30000 lakes located in or around it (Canada facts for kids). Culture in Canada is rather different. People in Canada look as everything as like a new start (Canadian culture guide p6). In Canada their goal for culture and the people who live
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The two countries I have chosen to compare are China and Canada. Their systems of government are very different and have different powers and rolls in their country. Canada has a system of government very similar to our own. While china’s government appears to be similar as well‚ but it is quite different. Canada’s government democratic and is parliamentary in form but‚ very much like our own. Like all large governments it is representative democracy. Canada has a central government designed to deal
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multicultural countries‚ Canada. Canada’s progress in the advancement of the rights of First Nations who live on the country’s own soil is disgracefully slow. This atrocious behaviour “on a number of occasions has been criticized in international forums for the miserable conditions that affect… First Nations peoples‚ conditions that are comparable to those of developing countries” (“Prejudices”). Canadian Aboriginals have been treated with the utmost disrespect in their native country. Firstly
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different variations. Modern socialism is one of the newest variations. This ideology has become very popular and is used in many different countries like Canada‚ Germany‚ Sweden and Australia. Although Canada is run under a conservative party it still follows some of the principles and elements of socialism. Canada is looked at as a socialist country‚ because of
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world. However‚ Canada‚ which accounts for “10 percent of the world’s forests…now accounts for 21 percent of all deforestation in the world” (Okolo). Due
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Canada‚ a multicultural country‚ engages people from diverse countries converging on this second large country in the world. Chinese Canadian‚ as the third largest immigration group in Canada‚ are referred as “largest visible minority”‚ due to its population‚ which is estimated almost 1.5 million people. [1][2] Tracing back to‚ the first Chinese came to Canada were for the construction of fortress and 40-tone schooner in 1788. Afterward‚ there was a wave of Chinese immigration because of the Gold
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consider the roll of mining in Canada‚ they only think about the impact it has on the environment or perhaps panning for gold in the Yukon over a hundred years ago. Few realize how essential mining is to modern day Canadian and international society. Though mining might negatively affect Canada’s environment‚ the pros of mining exceed the cons. Mining is one of the top economic sectors that will help Canada develop and become financially secure. Canada is a world leading country with many domestic mines
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Canada has long been regarded as a rich and democratic country that’s very well developed. The secret behind this is like the famous quote from history‚“United we stand‚ divided we fall”. Canada has a government requiring all the provinces to contribute and each region has its own advantage and drawbacks. Together‚ we are able to cover each other’s weaknesses and improve as a Confederation. Each province and territory contributes to the Canadian economy in its own special way because of its own
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